The Ringer’s NBA Draft Show
Inside Summer League: First Impressions, Atmosphere, and Its Growing Influence
About the episode
J. Kyle Mann and Tate Frazier recap this past weekend’s summer league action by discussing their first impressions among some of the rookies and second-year players. They also discuss the ever-changing dynamics of summer league and how the event has evolved throughout the years.
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Host: J. Kyle Mann
Guest: Tate Frazier
Producer: Jessie Lopez
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz
Social: Keith Fujimoto
Summary
- 2:24
Different dynamics around summer league and how the event has evolved
- 12:23
Cooper Flagg, Mavs
- 17:43
Dylan Harper, Spurs
- 24:20
VJ Edgecombe, Sixers
- 27:47
Carter Bryant, Spurs
- 30:21
Tre Johnson, Wizards
- 33:36
Walter Clayton Jr., Jazz
- 36:48
Nique Clifford, Kings
- 39:58
Yang Hansen, Blazers
- 42:13
Derik Queen, Pelicans
- 46:23
Joan Beringer and Rob Dillingham, Timberwolves
- 49:01
Danny Wolf and Egor Demin, Nets
- 50:19
Cody Williams, Jazz
- 52:22
(52:22) – Nikola Topic and Brooks Barnhizer, Thunder
- 56:37
(56:37) – Hornets summer league reaction
- 58:10
Reed Sheppard, Rockets
- 59:46
Positive momentums, summer league jersey sightings, and hanging out with Deon Thompson